
Is A Stress Test Advisable For Person Suffering From COPD?

Other options are stress echo and CT angiography
Detailed Answer:
Dear Mrs,
There are different stress tests. In your case pharmacological echo stress test with dobutamine could be the best option. In case of nuclear stress test you shouldn't worry so much as majority of patients have no such feelings after contrast ejection. If your father tolerated bad, it doesn't mean, that the same will be with you. There are good chances, that you will tolerate it better.
And the other option us CT angiography, which is not stress test, it allows imaging coronary arteries with contrast injection. It is very short examination and usually well tolerated. But in this case, the test is expensive and with radiation
Hope I could help you
Wishing you good health
In case of further questions don't hesitate to ask
Regards,

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